2005 Hyundai Santa Fe: airbags did not deploy in a crash

Filed Jun 13, 2020 · Airbags, Seat belts · 114,234 miles · ID

Drivers chest seat belt is loose and the sensor in the seat belt you snap and lock it in place makes the "air bag" light for the driver only come on. I've had it diagnosed and checked by a licensed mechanic, and was told the seat belt is defected, and currently, as long as the "air bag" light remains on, even if they turned it off, the drivers air bag would not deploy if impacted hard enough in vehicle collision. The air bag is okay and in working condition, its the sensors in the seat belts in the driver's seat that are out of date. The "red light" remains on from the time I start the vehicle and its in park, idling, moving, up until we are back idling, and the engine is off.

Filed Aug 29, 2017 · Airbags · 100,000 miles · NY · crash · 2 injuries

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 hyundai santa fe. While the contact's vehicle was stopped, it was rear ended by another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained minor head and chest injuries from striking the steering wheel. The contact's child, who was seated in the rear passenger seat, sustained bruising. Medical attention was required. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene and deemed destroyed. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Sep 27, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 58,600 miles · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that while driving from a stop at 20 MPH, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed but failed to respond. As a result, the contact drove over a curb and crashed into two trees. The air bags did not deploy. No police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,600.

Filed Sep 29, 2014 · Airbags, Seat belts · 93,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai santa fe. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was illuminated. The failure occurred a few times. The dealer stated that the air bag would not deploy due to a failure within the seat belt buckle switch on the front driver side. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.

Filed Nov 9, 2013 · Airbags · 140,800 miles · ME · crash

Me and my 5 month old son got into an accident in our 2005 santa fe...front end collision. The other vehicle is totaled and my air bags never deployed when they definitely should have. I smash my head due to the air bags not deploying but everyone else was safe!!

Filed Mar 1, 2013 · Acceleration, Airbags · 71,000 miles · TX · crash · 1 injury

My moms santa fe has sped out of control several times in the last three months. The last incident caused injuries because the air bag failed to deploy. The first incident was in a parking lot where the car had unintended acceleration and crashed into several cars. Second incident was on the road where car sped up and she turned it off. The third was backing out of a shopping center parking lot where the car rapidly accelerated in reverse hitting a car and then tried to put in neutral but went into drive instead. She hit a post and the front end wrapped around the post but air bag did not deploy causing injury. State farm and many attorneys won't touch this case because of the costs involved to sue such a large corporation.

Filed Oct 6, 2011 · Seat belts · 106,593 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 hyundai santa fe. While parked, the contact noticed that the air bag warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel and the seat belt warning chime continued sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician advised that the front driver seat buckle assembly would have to be replaced. The technician also stated that the air bags would not deploy if a crash were to occur. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 106,593.

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Acceleration · 15,000 miles · 00 · crash · 1 injury

Sudden unintended acceleration in a hyundai santa fe causing a major accident at our house with extensive damage to vehicle and property, and some personal injury. The vehicle had previously been reported as having over-revved on occasion, but the dealer had been unable to replicate the fault, and this had not occurred for some time. On this occasion the engine stuck in maximum revs, even in neutral, and an independent engineer attributed this to faulty cable positioning, although it is not know whether that caused the original sua or just the sticking. The airbag failed to inflate despite major impact. Hyundai have been singularly unhelpful and denied knowledge of this sort of thing occurring before, which is clearly untrue. Unfortunately we are not, and the incident was not, in the us, but we have been asked to report this to you by others in the us affected by the same problem, because of hyundai's disinterest.

Filed Jul 17, 2006 · Airbags · 6,000 miles · AZ · crash · 1 injury

Driving on a dirt road, vehicle started to wobble, vehicle swerved to the left and went over ditch, rolled and hit tree. Passenger was thrown from vehicle. Driver sustained spinal cord injury. Vehicle had front end, right side, and top damage. No airbags deployed.

Filed Mar 21, 2006 · Airbags · 800 miles · NY · crash · 3 injuries

2005 hyundai sante fe involved in a severe rollover and all air bags never deployed. The vehicle flipped over 6x with 3 passengers in it. One was ejected from the back and the front two sustained injuries that could have been prevented if the air bags had deployed.